Daily Herald Election Coverage
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Chlebek wins close 1st Ward race in Des PlainesApr 15, 2025 4:12 pm - The final votes have been counted, and Margaret Chlebek has won the close race for the 1st Ward seat on the Des Plaines City Council.
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Despite criticisms, Mundelein approves plan for Ivanhoe Village payments to schools, libraryApr 14, 2025 10:03 pm - Mundelein trustees have approved a tentative plan for how much the company behind the proposed Ivanhoe Village development should pay the schools and library that will be used by its eventual residents.
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Why a ‘blue wave’ swept through suburban township racesApr 12, 2025 12:45 pm - Democrats made significant gains in township races across the suburbs during this month’s election.
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Chlebek holds lead in Des Plaines’ 1st Ward raceApr 11, 2025 11:21 am - Margaret Chlebek remained the leader in Des Plaines’ 1st Ward aldermanic race over Jessica Mastalski on Friday.
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House will consider GOP bill requiring proof of US citizenship for voting, a Trump priorityApr 10, 2025 8:05 am - House Republicans on Thursday are expected to take up one of President Donald Trump’s top election-related priorities, legislation that would require proof of citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections.
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Three-term Village President Wallace to hand reins to lifelong Bartlett resident GunsteenApr 09, 2025 6:13 pm - If Bartlett Village President Kevin Wallace needed evidence his three terms were successful in erasing personal animosity from the village board’s governance, he found it in his imminent handover of the office to lifelong resident Dan Gunsteen after an uncontested election.
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Tempers flare between board members during St. Charles City Council meetingApr 09, 2025 10:50 am - A St. Charles City Council member used the closing minutes of a meeting this week to lob accusations against another alderperson and call for his resignation.
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Recycle campaign signs in Kane CountyApr 07, 2025 2:02 pm - Corrugated polypropylene plastic campaign signs are being accepted for recycling at several locations in Kane County.
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Rep. Bill Foster’s town hall at McHenry County College sold out but livestream plannedApr 07, 2025 11:24 am - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster is hosting a town hall on April 16 at McHenry County College in Crystal Lake. Foster’s town hall at Luecht Auditorium is sold out, but a spokesperson for Foster said there are plans to livestream the event.
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What drove voter turnout in some suburban counties this election?Apr 06, 2025 9:00 pm - Some counties saw significant increases in voter turnout Tuesday from four years ago, while voting in other parts of the suburbs was either stagnant or declined.